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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • December 16, 2015 10A DALLAS BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Laizure thrives on hustle plays WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16 Boys basketball: Falls City at Mohawk, 7 p.m. Liv- ingstone Adventist at Per- rydale, 7 p.m. Girls basketball: Falls City at Mohawk, 5:30 p.m. Livingstone Adventist at Perrydale, 5:30 p.m. By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer THURSDAY, DEC. 17 Girls basketball: Cen- tral at Sunset, 7:15 p.m. Swimming: Central at Corvallis, 4 p.m. FRIDAY, DEC. 18 Boys basketball: North Eugene at Dallas, 7:15 p.m. St. John Bosco at Falls City, 7 p.m. Girls basketball: St. John Bosco at Falls City, 5:30 p.m. Wrestling: Central Invi- tational, 10 a.m. SATURDAY, DEC. 19 Boys basketball: Dallas vs. TBA, TBA. Country Chris- tian at Perrydale, 4:30 p.m. Girls basketball: Cen- tral at Lakeridge, 7 p.m. Country Christian at Perry- dale, 3 p.m. Women’s basketball: Western Oregon at Hum- boldt State, 2 p.m. Wrestling: Dallas at Lib- erty Tournament, 9 a.m. SUNDAY, DEC. 20 M e n ’s b a s k e t b a l l : Willamette at Western Ore- gon, 2 p.m. MONDAY, DEC. 21 Boys basketball: Perry- dale vs. Vernonia at St. Paul, 2:30 p.m. Girls basketball: Perry- dale vs. Vernonia at St. Paul, 1 p.m. TUESDAY, DEC. 22 Boys basketball: Cen- tral at Stayton, 7 p.m. Dallas at Roseburg, 7 p.m. Living- stone Adventist at Falls City, 7 p.m. Perrydale vs. Monroe at St. Paul, 2:30 p.m. Girls basketball: Cen- tral at Stayton, 5:30 p.m. Beaverton at Dallas, 7 p.m. Livingstone Adventist at Falls City, 5:30 p.m. Perry- dale vs. Monroe at St. Paul, 6 p.m. — Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS Golf tournament rescheduled DALLAS — The Cross Creek Survivors Tourna- ment, originally scheduled for Dec. 12, has been rescheduled for Saturday. All players previously registered will have entries moved automatically. Registration remains open for new players until Thursday. The three-person scram- ble will begin at 9 a.m. Prizes will be awarded for gross and net scores, long and short drives, long putts and closest to the pin. Cost is $45. Players may form their own team or enter as an individual to be placed with others. Entry forms available at www.crosscreekgc.- com/sur vivorstourna- ment.html. For more information: 503-623-6666. STAT SHEET 10 The number of boys and girls basketball games that have been canceled so far during the 2015-16 sea- son. www.polkio.com CALEB WALLACE/for the Itemizer-Observer Senior Mitchell Laizure looks to pass during Dallas’ 45-30 loss to Mountain View on Friday night. DALLAS — Dallas senior Mitchell Laizure has become a master at a simple, yet rare trait — taking what the de- fense gives him. During practices, Laizure becomes a source of inspira- tion even for his coaches. “He’ll do something … that the coaching staff hadn’t even considered,” D r a g o n s c o a c h Tr e n t Schwartz said. “Then we’ll end up teaching what Mitch did as an option to the play. He has a very mature bas- ketball mind for his age.” Laizure, a 6-foot-1 post, isn’t the flashy player. In- Dallas • Dallas lost to Mountain View 45-30 on Friday. • The Dragons trailed 20- 18 at the half before being held to 12 points in the sec- ond half. • Dallas fell to 1-2 overall this season. stead, he takes pride in out- working his opponents. “I’ve always been pretty good at hustling,” Laizure said. “I’ve noticed this year the more you hustle, the more chances you have to get those rebounds, espe- cially on offense.” A lack of height on Dallas’ team means Laizure will play a lot of post during the 2015-16 season, likely against players taller than him by at least an inch or two. Laizure’s basketball IQ is more than enough to make up for any difference in height, Schwartz said. “He’s a great team leader who is a physically tough presence inside and can step out and knock down perimeter shots,” Schwartz said. “He has a great under- standing of the game and re- ally does a solid job with the little things like finding open spots on post entries or in dribble-drive situations.” See HUSTLE, Page 11A CENTRAL WRESTLING Taking names Junior ready to join the state’s elite wrestlers By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — At the start of each wrestling season, Central junior Sam Crow takes note of one name. “Each year I find an opponent I want to beat and I make it my goal to beat them,” Crow said. This season that name is a teammate — junior and defend- ing Mid-Willamette Conference champion David Negrete. “David beat me all of last year,” Crow said. “This year, I’m starting to turn things around. I think we’re pretty evenly matched.” Crow defeated Negrete in the finals of the 195-pound division at the Tillamook • The Panthers will host Tournament on Dec. 4 to the Central Invitational be- open the 2015-16 season, but ginning Friday at 10 a.m. Crow knows that is only the • Nine teams will com- beginning. pete at the invitational, in- — cluding the Panthers. It was Crow’s older broth- • The finals are scheduled er, Jordan, who inspired Sam to begin at about 4 p.m. to take up wrestling, but not out of a desire to emulate his brother. “I wanted to beat him,” Crow said. Crow received a quick reality check. “I thought you could do whatever you wanted,” Crow said. “I thought the best way to win was to just tackle the person and take him down.” He quickly learned there was much more to wrestling than that. Sam and Jordan never wrestled in any official capacity, but three years ago, Sam did take down his brother — and has a chipped tooth to prove it. See NAMES, Page 12A Central Inv. PERRYDALE BOYS BASKETBALL Janesofsky becomes a ‘driving force’ By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer PERRYDALE — As Perry- dale junior Haylen Janesof- sky warmed up before the Pirates’ boys basketball game on Saturday, a parent standing courtside had one piece of advice — take over. Janesofsky did his best to accomplish that. The junior scored a team- high 16 points on Saturday. His points came from all over the court — from a 3- pointer in the corner, a drive to the hoop for a layup and even a breakaway dunk. “I know Janesofsky my range,” Janesofsky said. “I know my limits and I try to stay within those limits.” Although Janesofsky may be one of the “young” guys on the Pirates’ roster, he’s Slow start • Perrydale lost to C.S. Lewis 36-31 on Thursday and South Wasco County 39-33 on Saturday. • The Pirates defeated Willamette Valley Christian 58-53 on Monday to earn their first win. become one of the team’s key players on the court. “I wouldn’t say a leader, but I see myself as a driving force for the team,” Janesof- sky said. “I want to play well so it opens holes for my teammates.” Janesofsky’s offensive out- burst wasn’t enough, as the Pirates lost 39-33 — in spite of a second half lead which faltered under the full-court press. Along with senior post Brant Barnes, Janesofsky forms the core of the of- fense, but coach Mike Lowry said the Pirates are missing one key thing. www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 DALLAS 121 Main St • 503-623-8155 • www.LesSchwab.com INDEPENDENCE 1710 Monmouth St • 503-838-6340 Mon -Fri 8am - 6pm • Sat 8am - 5pm “We’re looking for that third guy who can be consis- tent,” Lowry said. — The start to the Pirates’ season hasn’t gone accord- ing to plan. Perrydale has seen three games canceled because of weather condi- tions and entered the week with a 0-3 record. The team’s Achilles’ heel has been the same — not re- sponding to full-court pres- sure. See FORCE, Page 12A www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports
